Jomo On Maswanganyi – Don’t Compare An Elephant To An Ant

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Former Orlando Pirates superstar has brushed off comparisons between himself and Patrick Maswanganyi after the latter was handed the famous no10 shirt in CAF competitions this season. Somo made the no10 shirt at the Buccaneers, who opted to semi-retire it when the “Black Prince” hung up his boots. “The number has rarely been issued out by the club. Not because the number has been retired but rather out of respect for the legends who upheld the status of this legendary number,” the Buccaneers stated recently. “Only a handful of players have been able to wear it, and that was only

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Pirates Star Returns To International Football

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Orlando Pirates defender Olisa Ndah has made his first appearance for Nigeria since January 2022. Ndah, 26, has had a great start to the 2024/25 campaign, captaining Pirates and even finding the back of the net. His club form has earned him a recall to Nigeria and he made his first appearance in 17 months, when the Super Eagles defeated Benin 3-0 in the opening match of their Africa Cup of Nations qualification. Ndah replaced Calvin Bassey after 63 minutes, with Nigeria leading 1-0 after a first-half goal by Ademola Lookman. The Super Eagles then added two more goals via

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Broos Reserves Praise For Bucs Star

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Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos was pleased with Thalente Mbatha after the Orlando Pirates midfielder scored on his senior international debut. The 24-year-old has enjoyed a meteoric rise over the past 12 months after moving from a backup role at SuperSport United to starring for Orlando Pirates and now making his first appearance in South African colours. He netted a 95th-minute equaliser in the 2-2 draw against Uganda at Orlando Stadium on Friday night to salvage a vital point in their Group K opener of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier and impressed alongside fellow substitute Relebohile Mofokeng.

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Chiefs Legend Denied Win In DDC, Pirates Draw Again

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Kaizer Chiefs legend Bernard Parker started his reign as TS Galaxy reserves head coach with a 1-1 draw against SuperSport United in the DStv Diski Challenge at the Solomon Mahlangu Stadium in Mpumalanga on Saturday afternoon. The Rockets opened the scoring via Regomoditswe Modikoe’s far post curler in the 25th minute but Shamir Matera unleashed a thunderous free kick past a hapless Gallio Pieterson in the 50th minute for the equalizer. In the earlier fixture of the day at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Magesi and AmaZulu, who are still in search of maximum points this term, played to a

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Broos Reacts To Williams’ Ballon d’Or Award Nomination

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Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos congratulated Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Ronwen Williams for being nominated in the Yachine Trophy of the Ballon d’Or awards. Williams becomes the first African-based goalkeeper to be nominated for the award in the history of football after a stellar season where he helped Bafana Bafana to an AFCON bronze medallist spot. He was named goalkeeper of the tournament at AFCON, the inaugural African Football League goalkeeper of the tournament as well as the PSL Goalkeeper and Player of the Season in 2023/24. Brooks highly praised Williams, stating that he is proud to have a player nominated

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Chiefs Legends Triumph Over KZN Legends In Ulundi

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Kaizer Chiefs legends made it three wins from three outings following a hard-fought 1-0 win over KZN Legends at the Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Legacy Cup in Ulundi on Saturday afternoon. After recent triumphs over Orlando Pirates legends and Bloemfontein Celtic Legends, head coach Thabo Mooki rang some changes as bulky striker Nkosinathi Nhleko lead the attacking front alongside Siyabonga Nomvethe. The first period proved challenging for both sides who could not be separated as the blazing sun played a role in affecting the spark of the match. It was however late substitute Thuso Phala who came in the second stanza

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Khanye Questions Veli Mothwa’s Selection

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iDiski TV analyst Junior Khanye has questioned the selection of goalkeeper Veli Mothwa following Bafana Bafana’s 2-2 draw with Uganda in Orlando on Friday evening. The AmaZulu man got a start in South Africa’s goals as they opened their 2025 Africa Cup Of Nations Group K qualifying campaign, replacing injured Ronwen Williams. In a game that looked to be going Bafana’s way as they took a slender 1-0 first-half lead, Hugo Broos’ men conceded two goals after the resumption of the break with Mothwa caught off his line in both goals. The result saw the 2023 AFCON bronze medallists in

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Kaizer Jr – Chiefs Offered More Money To Bafana Star Than African Giants

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Kaizer Chiefs Sporting Director Kaizer Motaung Jr has dropped a bombshell that they offered more money for Elias Mokwana despite him opting to join ES Tunis. The Glamour Boys were favourites to land the Bafana Bafana international, who had also attracted interest from Mamelodi Sundowns, but were left red-faced after the player moved to North Africa. In his recent interview on Radio2000 with Thabiso Mosia, ‘Chincha Guluva’ conceded that Amakhosi had met the valuation by Sekhukhune United, but an agreement was not reached. “He was true [Chiefs approaching Mokwana],” Motaung Jr said. “And we submitted an offer, and had extensive

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Uganda Coach – Bafana Star Was Playing On An Island

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Uganda head coach Paul Put says Themba Zwane was playing on an island in the first half as South Africa controlled the game. Zwane, who was captaining the side, was central to the impressive opening half display as Bafana Bafana went into the break with a 1-0 lead thanks to Lyle Foster. It should have been more, admittedly from both Put and Broos in the post-match press conference as Uganda fought back with long-range goals in the second half from Denis Omedi and Rogers Mato. “I think we showed too much respect in the opening half, your number 11 [Themba

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